River and Bay Orienteering Series 2020

Last years River Bay Series
2019 RBOS event at San Souci

Its been a bit of a patchy year for orienteering but we are pleased to announce that in partnership with our friends at Uringa Orienteers we will be kicking off the 2020 River and Bay Orienteering Series this weekend. Our first event is at Tempe.

Every Sunday afternoon from October 25 to December 13 we will give you the chance to explore the parks and streets of the Cooks River and Botany Bay. Walk or run around the line courses (2 km, 4 km or 6 km) or challenge yourself with the Score Course where you collect as many points as you can in 45 minutes. As always there will be some passionate and experienced orienteers on hand to provide assistance for beginners. Our courses are suitable for all ages and abilities from 8 to 88, go solo or in a group.

Starts are from 4 to 5pm and all courses close at 6pm.

#DateStart Location / Eventor Notes / ResultsDetailsSuburb
125 OctTempe Recreation Reserve, Holbeach AveHereTempe
28 NovBeaman Park, corner Flinders Rd & Vera AveHereEarlwood
315 NovScott Park, Riverside DriveHereSans Souci
422 NovHughes Park, Westfield StHereHurlstone Park
529 NovTonbridge Steet Reserve, Tonbridge StreetHereRamsgate
66 DecLees Park, corner Hay St & Harmony StHereAshbury
713 DecSteel Park, Illawarra Rd HereMarrickville

See you at Sutherland!

Thanks to the lifting of the Covid restrictions around community sport we are now able to host our post-poned local event at Sutherland.

Come and join us on Saturday 10 October for a walk or run through the bush and streets starting from Waratah Park. From Sydney enter left off Rawson Avenue (Old Princes Highway) approx. 1 km south of Sutherland Station.

Course setter James has organised three line courses – short 2km, medium 4km and long 6km. Start any time between 3-4pm.

Adults:$10 members, $15 non members
Juniors: (13- 20years) $5 members, $10 non-members
Subjuniors: (under 13): free
Group: $20
SI hire $4

This is a Covid-safe event which means we ask everyone to enter online through Eventor. Entries close midnight 9 October 2020. For newcomers we can accept cashless payment for Enter on Day.

For the full list of Covid-safe conditions please refer to the event information on Eventor.

Orienteering on hold (again!)

Following discussions with ONSW regarding restrictions on community sport we will sadly need to cancel our next two planned events. The restrictions on mixing volunteers and participants from different regions or parts of Sydney unfortunately renders most of our club and state events unfeasible to run.

The event planned for Sutherland this Saturday 22 August is postponed to a later date. The new date will be decided once we get further clarity on when these restrictions will be lifted.

The State League and Schools Championships planned for September 5-6 is also cancelled and may be run on the same maps next year.

A copy of the advice to community sport organisers from the Chief Health Officer can be viewed here. It will be in place for at least six weeks before being reviewed.

Sutherland – to be or not to be?

The next local event is scheduled for this Saturday 22 August at Sutherland.

Unfortunately due to a recent NSW Health directive about community sport we are suspending entries on Eventor until we recieve further clarification from ONSW as to whether we will be able to go ahead. As soon as we have any further news, we’ll let you know via the usual channels – web, facebook, and email.

We’re back!

A picture of Kiama Harbour
Kiama Harbour – beautiful one day, perfect the next!

Now that community sport has resumed we will be holding our next club event on Saturday 1 August in Kiama.

Our latest club member Stephen has been using his time in isolation to plan out some courses around Kiama. Please come and join us for a walk or run around our beautiful town starting from the picturesque Kiama Harbour (corner Terralong Street and Blowhole Point Road).

Starts will be available from 2-3pm with social distancing to be observed. We are encouraging everyone to pre-enter via Eventor. Enter on the day will be by card only (contactless).
Cost is $10 (accompanied children free) plus $4 if you need to hire an e-stick.
Full details on Eventor.

We hope to see you there.